- Stock Township, Harrison County, Ohio
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Stock Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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mapsize = 250x200px
map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Harrison County.
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map_caption1 =subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Harrisongovernment_footnotes =
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area_total_km2 = 66.8
area_land_km2 = 63.8
area_water_km2 = 3.0
area_total_sq_mi = 25.8
area_land_sq_mi = 24.6
area_water_sq_mi = 1.2population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 432
population_density_km2 = 6.8
population_density_sq_mi = 17.5timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 320
elevation_ft = 1050
latd = 40 |latm = 19 |lats = 53 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 7 |longs = 39 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
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blank_info = 39-74724GR|2
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blank1_info = 1086284GR|3
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footnotes =Stock Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County,
Ohio ,United States . The 2000 census found 432 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39067 Harrison County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates]Ohio State University , 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]Geography
Located in the north central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*North Township - north
*Archer Township - east
*Cadiz Township - southeast
*Nottingham Township - southwest
*Franklin Township - west
*Monroe Township - northwestNo municipalities are located in Stock Township.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Stock Township is located in Noble County.
Government
The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township clerk, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
References
External links
* [http://www.harrisoncountyohio.org County website]
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